Sports Betting Canadian 2017 March Madness Bracket Contest

I have a blast filling out March Madness brackets each year and following my teams throughout the tournament. In the past I’ve created a list of free March Madness contests that Canadians are eligible to join, and although I’ll be doing that again this year, I wanted to take it one step further and also host my own March Madness bracket.

If you’re a regular visitor to the site you’ll know that I run an NHL bracket contest each year. This contest will run the exact same way. You will fill out your bracket and earn points if your teams win games throughout the tournament. The number of points for each correct pick increases each round and I’m also throwing in a curve ball that I will get into in the point structure section below.

At the bottom of this page I outline how to earn up to 3 entries into the bracket, so be sure to read to the end.

Prizes

Before reading further I’m sure you want to know what you can win.

The prize pool is small to kick things off this year, but there is $300 up for grabs, including $200 to first place.

1st place – $200 voucher for betting on sports online.

2nd – 5th place – $25 sports betting vouchers.

**All prizes are in Canadian dollars.

Points

Here’s how you earn points in the bracket:

1st round wins = 1 point

2nd round wins = 3 points

Sweet Sixteen wins = 5 points

Elite Eight wins = 7 points

Final Four wins = 9 points

National Championship = 12 points

***There will also be bonus points equal to the upset seeding differential in each round. For example, if a #10 seed beats a #7 seed in round 1 that team will earn 4 points (1 +3) for that win.

Having been in brackets with this format before I will say that the bonus points are extremely important, so be sure to avoid a completely chalk bracket because that likely won’t get you the win. The upsets coming through for you is a ton of fun and it can earn you big points in this format.